Genesis 17:4 - Easy To Read Version

⁴ “This is my part of our agreement: I will make you the father of many nations.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ As for Me, behold, My covenant (solemn pledge) is with you, and you shall be the father of many nations.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.

Common English Bible

⁴ “But me, my covenant is with you; you will be the ancestor of many nations.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And God said to him: "I AM, and my covenant is with you, and you will be the father of many nations.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And God said to him: I AM, And my covenant is with thee; and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

Genesis 17:4 Cross References

Genesis 12:2

I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.

Genesis 13:16

I will make your people as many as the dust of the earth. If people could count all the dust on earth, then they could count your people.

Genesis 16:10

The Angel of the Lord also said to Hagar, “From you will come many people. There will be so many people that they cannot be counted.”

Genesis 22:17

I will truly bless you. I will give you many, many descendants, [126] as many as the stars in the sky. There will be as many people as sand on the seashore. And your people will live in cities that they take from their enemies.

Genesis 25:23

The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your body. The rulers of two families will be born from you. And they will be divided. One son will be stronger than the other. The older son will serve the younger.”

Genesis 28:3

I pray that God All-Powerful [162] will bless you and give you many children. I pray that you will become the father of a great nation.

Genesis 32:12

Lord, you said to me, ‘I will be good to you. I will increase your family and make your children as many as the sands of the sea. There will be too many to count.’”

Genesis 35:11

God said to him, “I am God All-Powerful. [208] {And I give you this blessing:} Have many children and grow into a great nation. Other nations and other kings will come out of you.

Genesis 48:19

But his father argued and said, “I know, son. I know. Manasseh is the firstborn. And he will be great. He will also be the father of many people. But the younger brother will be greater than the older brother. And the younger brother’s family will be much larger.”

Exodus 6:4

I made an agreement with them. I promised to give them the land of Canaan. They lived in that land, but it was not their own land.